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but the people who run california's pension system say absolutely not. what is he asking for? >> basically he's trying to double his pension from $19,000 a month, which is far surpassing almost anyone else in our system as a retiree, to about $38,000 a month. >> does he deserve that from the taxpayers? >> the taxpayers are outraged whenever anyone does something like trying to use fraud and deceit and hide the way in which they got paid. you don't deserve it and it's not allowed. >> a proposed decision agrees rejecting adams' appeal to increase his pension, but adams is appealing. inside his gated community he awaits a final decision. >> do people of bell believe that adams only wanted to take the police chief job for a short time so he could boost his pension? >> they believe it's twofold. in the short term, wolf, they believe it was the inflated paycheck but in the long term absolutely. it's called spiking your pension. you just take a job to increase what the state will pay you for the rest of your life. duking the system is also what it's referred to. the state pension boa
but the people who run california's pension system say absolutely not. what is he asking for? >> basically he's trying to double his pension from $19,000 a month, which is far surpassing almost anyone else in our system as a retiree, to about $38,000 a month. >> does he deserve that from the taxpayers? >> the taxpayers are outraged whenever anyone does something like trying to use fraud and deceit and hide the way in which they got paid. you don't deserve it and it's not...
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randy adams want more money from the state of california for his pension. adams is also suing the state to double his pension to half a million dollars a year for the rest of his life. how? his oversized salary in belle. that was his last job. his highest-paying job, and even though he only held the position a year, he says his pension should be based on that pay. hi chief randy adams, i'm kyung lah from cnn. we caught up with randy adams in simi valley. the people of the city of bell saw you milked them for a salary that was extraordinarily high and now you're trying to do the same thing with the state. >> well, i disagree, of course, with those types of characterizations. when one day i'm able to tell my complete side of the story, i think you'll see there is a completely different side to that story. unfortunately, i can't talk at length about it, but that's the situation. >> reporter: do you think you deserve to make double what the lapd chief made? >> i've made all the comments i can make at this time. >> reporter: adams would not elaborate on camera,
randy adams want more money from the state of california for his pension. adams is also suing the state to double his pension to half a million dollars a year for the rest of his life. how? his oversized salary in belle. that was his last job. his highest-paying job, and even though he only held the position a year, he says his pension should be based on that pay. hi chief randy adams, i'm kyung lah from cnn. we caught up with randy adams in simi valley. the people of the city of bell saw you...
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download it for for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child.
download it for for over 60,000 california foster children, the holidays can be an especially difficult time. everything's different now. sometimes i feel all alone. christmas used to be my favorite. i just don't expect anything. what if santa can't find me? to help, sleep train is holding a secret santa toy drive. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help keep the spirit of the holidays alive. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child.
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and scandal bankrupts a california city. officials allegedly scam millions and millions of dollars from taxpayers. one former police chief now wants a lot more. ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. aww, not the mall. well, i'll do the shopping... if you do the shipping. shipping's a hassle. i'll go to the mall. hey. hi. y'know, holiday shipping's easy with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. yeah, i know. oh, you're good. [ laughing ] good luck! [ male announcer ] priority mail flat rate boxes. online pricing starts at $5.15. only from the postal service. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, support
and scandal bankrupts a california city. officials allegedly scam millions and millions of dollars from taxpayers. one former police chief now wants a lot more. ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. aww, not the mall....
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since california passed the first medical marijuana law, 18 states and the district of columbia permit it for medicinal use. rhode island and maine are the next states looking to legalize the drug. the movement reflects an increasing acceptance. half of all americans support legalizing it, up from 31% in 2001. what are the implications regarding legalization both at home and south of the border? and are the new laws in washington and colorado a game changer in mexican-american relations. for the current issue of "new york" magazine benjamin wallace-wells pens the title "the end of prohibition" he argues u.s. drug policy has shifted, quote, without really acknowledging it, we are beginning to experiment with a negotiated surrender. benjamin, there are many people i know not naming names who would like to see the white flag waved on the war on drugs. i will point you to a "washington post" editorial yesterday that talks about decriminalization but warns it is not yet clear how a quasi legal pot industry might operate in colorado and waugs or what its public health effects will be. it cou
since california passed the first medical marijuana law, 18 states and the district of columbia permit it for medicinal use. rhode island and maine are the next states looking to legalize the drug. the movement reflects an increasing acceptance. half of all americans support legalizing it, up from 31% in 2001. what are the implications regarding legalization both at home and south of the border? and are the new laws in washington and colorado a game changer in mexican-american relations. for...
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some of the regulators of electricity in places like california and new york have figured out how to make it attractive to their energy providers to promote more efficiency through the advantage of the consumer by reducing rates. i think there are many things we will be able to agree on that will advance the cause of de- carbgonizaing the economy. >> the diversity of fuel sources and uses as well as efficiency trouble parallel to the interests of good environmental policy. >> in 2007, congress agreed on standards, and the administration has continued to work to move those numbers up even more. there is a classic example where we actually did something that had a real impact. >> i wondered -- the recommendations you are making -- i understand you are trying to bring together these agencies across the executive branch. these legislative branch is very much a partner in this. how do your recommendations during the congressional leadership in and coordinate them as well as with the executive branch leadership? >> we will recommend that this be institutionalized or created also legislativ
some of the regulators of electricity in places like california and new york have figured out how to make it attractive to their energy providers to promote more efficiency through the advantage of the consumer by reducing rates. i think there are many things we will be able to agree on that will advance the cause of de- carbgonizaing the economy. >> the diversity of fuel sources and uses as well as efficiency trouble parallel to the interests of good environmental policy. >> in...
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i will be voting no. >> i am lynn will flee from california. -- woolsley from california. we voted on the debt compromise. at the time, we said we would not vote for anything worse. this is worse today. i, for one, and those standing with me, are not going to hold our nose once more and vote for the bill. i will not vote for this bill. this is not a balanced approach to controlling spending. it does not ask for shared sacrifice. it puts virtually the entire burden of working families and the middle class while asking nothing, and i mean nothing, from billionaires', millionaires, and huge corporations. huge corporations the seine jobs overseas. this does nothing to address the single greatest challenge, creating jobs. for ordinary americans that are just barely getting by that are struggling to pay the bills and go to a better worried -- to bed worried, as has nothing to offer them. i can't believe this is being used to extort trillions of dollars in cuts from investments that the american people need. we can reduce it without taking it out of the hides of married people. t
i will be voting no. >> i am lynn will flee from california. -- woolsley from california. we voted on the debt compromise. at the time, we said we would not vote for anything worse. this is worse today. i, for one, and those standing with me, are not going to hold our nose once more and vote for the bill. i will not vote for this bill. this is not a balanced approach to controlling spending. it does not ask for shared sacrifice. it puts virtually the entire burden of working families and...
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baldrick's foundation based in california but does work all around the country to raise money for research and to childhood cancers. they solved this bet on twitter and "national journal" and they said why don't you shave your head for children with cancer. they raised all of their money through shaving people's heads. they've taken -- they've taken the walkathon concept. >> bill: st. baldrick, the patron saint of bald. >> st. baldrick's.org, go there and learn their story. that's all they do is they raise money for research into childhood cancers and they do it by shaving people's heads. normal people will set up a fund-raising page and get people to donate to it. celebrities like yourself -- >> bill: forget it. >> hold on to it while you got it. >> bill: bald woodhouse is our guest here for this part -- i haven't seen you since november 6th in studio. congratulations. >> appreciate it. >> bill: you were very much a part of this extraordinary campaign. and so what do you think made the difference in the end? you know, that last week, republicans are saying oh, man look at the crowd we're
baldrick's foundation based in california but does work all around the country to raise money for research and to childhood cancers. they solved this bet on twitter and "national journal" and they said why don't you shave your head for children with cancer. they raised all of their money through shaving people's heads. they've taken -- they've taken the walkathon concept. >> bill: st. baldrick, the patron saint of bald. >> st. baldrick's.org, go there and learn their...
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california, 73 weeks. nevada, 73 weeks. you know how the unemployment rate is in nevada. those people are really hurting out there. mark zandi, a lot of people go to him for his thoughts on economy. he believes the unemployment benefits is the most beneficial element to the economy in the short term. do you agree with him? >> no. not to bore our listeners with this keynesian nonsense you print pieces of paper that somehow stimulates the economy. it doesn't. you focus how you enable people to get through a very rough patch that had nothing to do with them. how do you it in a way that doesn't perpetuate unemployment but allows people to get jobs even if it is not what they want at least get back on their feet. in terms of the economy, don't do it in the macro thing to help the economy. no. focus does it enable people to get through a rough patch and get people back on their feet. bill: or do you take the other argument and suggest the more unemployment you receive the less incentive it is for someone to actually find a job? >> well, the benefits are not overly generous on t
california, 73 weeks. nevada, 73 weeks. you know how the unemployment rate is in nevada. those people are really hurting out there. mark zandi, a lot of people go to him for his thoughts on economy. he believes the unemployment benefits is the most beneficial element to the economy in the short term. do you agree with him? >> no. not to bore our listeners with this keynesian nonsense you print pieces of paper that somehow stimulates the economy. it doesn't. you focus how you enable people...
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, surgical procedure, they canceled his health insurance, and my right wing conservative republican california brother was praying for the day when medicare kicked in. he had no coverage and couldn't afford to buy it. so when you extend the medicare eligibility age, i clearly want to fill that gap with coverage, affordable, accessible health insurance for those who were in their 60s and are going to need that coverage even though medicare isn't officially onboard. >> is that going to cost more money? we all want to make sure that people out of work don't die of heart attacks because they don't have health insurance. we're not talking about expanding programs, we're talking about how we save medicare and medicaid because both of those programs are not only going bankrupt, they're going to bankrupt this country. how do we do that? you're telling us what you want to do to maybe add a new program. what do we do to save the existing programs we have from bankrupting the country? >> one thing is obama care, as much as it's been kicked around during the course of the campaign. the notion that we're g
, surgical procedure, they canceled his health insurance, and my right wing conservative republican california brother was praying for the day when medicare kicked in. he had no coverage and couldn't afford to buy it. so when you extend the medicare eligibility age, i clearly want to fill that gap with coverage, affordable, accessible health insurance for those who were in their 60s and are going to need that coverage even though medicare isn't officially onboard. >> is that going to cost...